John Lowe's Past Time: Babe Ruth helped Red Sox on, off the mound

2:43 PM,
Jun. 7, 2014

The legend of Babe Ruth began with the Boston Red Sox.

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Babe Ruth's pitching played a central role in the first and only Red Sox dynasty. With the Red Sox in town this weekend, let's appreciate what Ruth did on the mound for Boston:

■ 1915: Ruth was a 20-year-old rookie left-hander. He went 18-8 in 32 games, including 28 starts.

On May 6, in New York, against the Yankees, Ruth hit his first home run. For the modern observer, this raises a question: If the DH existed in Ruth's time, how and when would his hitting ability have been discovered? ...